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2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools in the Plains States Region

20 Colleges
$36,544 Avg Salary
$20,546 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, geography and cartography was ranked #87 in the country. In fact 2,315 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Geography & Cartography program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 2 spot on the list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwest Missouri State University is a great place for geography and cartography students. Located in the remote town of Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The excellent programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best geography and cartography schools in the Plains States Region . KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for geography and cartography students. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geography and cartography students. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, South Dakota State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geography and cartography students. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular geography and cartography programs. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

With a ranking of #9, University of Northern Iowa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geography and cartography students. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

Explore the best geography and cartography colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 30
Minnesota 52
Iowa 20
Kansas 24
Nebraska 6
North Dakota 7
South Dakota 7

One of 12 majors within the area of study, geography and cartography has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Couleur.

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